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In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime.

After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories of Helen's death do not diminish.

On the forty-third day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is indeed at work, and this time Lynley is not a detective but a witness and possibly a suspect.

The head of the vastly understaffed local police department needs Lynley's help, though, especially when it comes to the mysterious, secretive woman whose cottage lies not far from where the body was discovered. But can Lynley let go of the past long enough to solve a most devious and carefully planned crime?

Average Customer Rating:

Deplorable effort

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Everything tied up in a neat little package at the end which took forever to arrive! Despicable characters, every last one of them. Only a shoulder injury which immobalized me for a time and the fact that I'd spent my hard-earned money on this Fiction 101 effort compelled me to keep reading until the unsatisfying ending. Why were some of these characters there? Did they propel the story? No! It will be a very bleak fiction market indeed before I buy another of this author's attempts.

Audio Book Problem

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I have just started the book on tape and was very disappointed that Donata Peters is not the reader. I'm listening to the Unabridged version and I believe his name is John Lee or something. It's just not the same, somehow it changes the book. George almost lost me when she killed off Helen. It took me a year to read/listen to "WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER" and draw myself back into the fold. This will be a stumbling block for me. Please bring Donada Peters back. It's not the same story without her.

summer reader	Customer Rating:
I've read all of George's books. This one is the worst. It drags on and on to the point that it has become rather boring, and I'm only on Page 207.

Good to see you back, Tommy!

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After the misfire that was George's last novel - which I frankly couldn't even finish - it was a pleasure to sit down to "Careless in Red" and discover that one of my favorite book series has returned to form. While the Lynley and Havers characters have always been a bit contrived, it's easy to forget that in the sheer delight that comes from reading truly elegant writing wrapped around a complex but intriguing plot. Of course, British policing is undergoing some radical changes thanks to its absurdly PC attitude towards criminals, and the reality of that isn't reflected in the procedures used by George's law enforcement characters. But again, it's easy enough to put what you read in the news aside in the service of a fine novel. And that's what Elizabeth George has produced here.

Too long and tedious	Customer Rating:
600 pages! Elizabeth George is not Tolstoy. She desperately needs an editor with a CTL-x button.